The 49ers (2-4) travel to Lambeau Field for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Green Bay Packers (3-3) for the first time since the 1998 wild-card playoff loss in this same stadium.
Brett Favre is in his ninth season as the Packers' starter. Antonio Freeman and Bill Schroeder are the perimeter targets; Dorsey Levens has shared backfield work with Ahman Green. The Packers are 3-3 with two of their three losses by single digits.[1][2]
Lambeau Field is the building this 49ers' team has not won in since 1990. The last three trips ended in the 1996 wild-card loss, the 1998 wild-card loss, and a 1999 Week 11 loss in which Garcia made his second NFL start. The franchise's recent history at Green Bay is the kind that beat reporters cite without needing to look up the records. Favre, 30 years old, is in the middle of a season that has him on pace for the third 30-touchdown year of his career.
Week 7 has the Lambeau Field marquee plus a slate that begins to clarify the NFC's wild-card race. The Rams sit at 6-0; the Vikings 6-0; the Jets 6-1. The NFC's wild-card window has the Saints at 4-2, the Buccaneers at 4-2, the Packers at 3-3, the 49ers at 2-4. Around the league the Sunday-night game is Buffalo at New England; the Monday-night game is Jacksonville at Tennessee in the AFC South.
Through six games the 49ers sit at 2-4 with a minus 23 differential. Garcia averages 261 passing yards per game and has thrown 15 touchdowns to 4 interceptions across the start, the most touchdown-rich opening stretch by a 49ers quarterback since 1995. Owens is at 39 catches for 599 yards across the first six. The Packers are 3-3 with Favre averaging 230 passing yards per game and 1.7 touchdowns per game. The Packers' home games this year have produced an average of 51 combined points.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 5-1 | W3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 4-1 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-3 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-4 | L3 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-4 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0-5 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 5-1 | W4 |
| New York Jets | 4-1 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-2 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2-3 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 2-4 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 4-1 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3-2 | W3 |
| Denver Broncos | 3-3 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-4 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 0-6 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 5-0 | W5 |
| Carolina Panthers | 2-3 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-3 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2-4 | L3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-4 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-0 | W5 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-2 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-3 | L3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2-4 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 1-5 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 4-2 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-2 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-3 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 2-3 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2-3 | W1 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Antonio Freeman 67 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Charlie Garner 39 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 7-7 |
| Packers | Ahman Green 2 yard rush ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 7-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Dorsey Levens 1 yard rush ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 7-21 |
| 49ers | J.J. Stokes 23 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 14-21 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Terrell Owens 16 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 21-21 |
| Packers | Ahman Green 1 yard rush ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 21-28 |
| 49ers | Terrell Owens 37 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 28-28 |
| Packers | Ryan Longwell 35 yard field goal | 28-31 |
Brett Favre threw for 266 yards and a touchdown, Ryan Longwell kicked a 36-yard field goal with 3:36 to play and the Green Bay Packers held off the 49ers 31-28 at Lambeau Field. Jeff Garcia threw four touchdown passes for the second straight week and went 27 of 42 for 336. Terrell Owens caught 8 for 93 with two scores. Charlie Garner ran for 84 and caught five for 92 with a touchdown. Antonio Freeman caught 6 for 116 and a touchdown.[1][2]
Twenty seven of forty-two for three hundred and thirty-six and four touchdowns is the kind of line that wins a road game in any era of football outside the modern passing one. Jeff Garcia put it together at Lambeau Field on Sunday and the 49ers lost 31-28 because the defense did not get a stop on the closing Packers drive.
The 49ers led 21-14 at the half. The third quarter ended tied at 21-21 after Favre found Bill Schroeder on a 14-yard touchdown. The fourth quarter swung on a Charlie Garner 26-yard touchdown reception that pushed the lead to 28-24 with 6:11 to play. Then Favre led a 12-play drive that ended in the Longwell field goal that put the Packers up 31-28 with 3:36 to play. Garcia got the offense to the Green Bay 24 before the closing incompletion.
Packers 31, 49ers 28. Margin: minus 3. Record: 2-5, minus 26 differential. • Garcia: 27-of-42 for 336, 4 TDs, 0 INTs (third straight 300-yard passing day). • Owens: 8 catches for 93, 2 TDs. • Garner: 14 carries for 84 (6.0 ypc); 5 catches for 92, 1 TD. • Rice: 6 catches for 77. • Favre: 20-of-27 for 266, 1 TD (passing); 0 INTs. • Freeman: 6 catches for 116, 1 TD. • Longwell game-winner: 36 yards, 3:36 left. • Quarter scoring: SF 0-7-7-14; GB 7-7-7-10.
A 31-28 road loss at Lambeau Field. The 49ers fall to 2-5 on a Longwell game-winner with 3:36 to play.
How it unfolded
The Packers opened with a Levens 4-yard touchdown to make it 7-0 in the first quarter. Garcia answered with a 4-yard touchdown to Owens in the second quarter to tie at 7. The Packers retook the lead on the Freeman 24-yard touchdown reception, 14-7. Garcia found Owens again on a 12-yard touchdown to tie 14. The second quarter ended on a Garcia 19-yard touchdown to Greg Clark to make it 21-14 at halftime. The third quarter saw Favre's 14-yard touchdown to Schroeder tie it at 21. The fourth quarter opened with a Longwell field goal to put Green Bay up 24-21. Garner caught the 26-yard touchdown to retake the lead 28-24. Favre's 12-play drive ended in the Longwell 36-yarder; Garcia's closing drive ended with the incompletion at the Green Bay 24.
The turning point
The third-down conversion on the Packers' closing drive. With the 49ers' defense facing third-and-six from the Green Bay 38 and 5:14 to play, Favre connected with Levens for 11 yards to extend a drive that ate the clock down to the game-winning field goal. The 49ers' linebackers were in zone coverage; Levens leaked out of the backfield clean.
By the numbers
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | 27/42 | 336 | 4 | 0 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 20/27 | 266 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Charlie Garner | 14 | 84 | 0 | 23 |
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| GNB | ||||
| Dorsey Levens | 17 | 57 | 1 | 13 |
| Ahman Green | 11 | 40 | 2 | 20 |
| Brett Favre | 3 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Terrell Owens | 8 | 93 | 2 | 37 |
| Charlie Garner | 5 | 92 | 1 | 39 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 28 |
| J.J. Stokes | 2 | 35 | 1 | 23 |
| Tai Streets | 3 | 25 | 0 | 17 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| GNB | ||||
| Antonio Freeman | 6 | 116 | 1 | 67 |
| Dorsey Levens | 4 | 42 | 0 | 37 |
| Bubba Franks | 4 | 40 | 0 | 14 |
| Ahman Green | 2 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| Bill Schroeder | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Donald Driver | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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